A Yoke That Is Easy

25 At that time Jesus answered and[a] said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.[b] 26 Yes, Father, for to do so was your gracious will.[c] 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom[d] the Son wants to reveal him.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Matthew 11:25 Or perhaps “to the childlike,” or “to the innocent”
  3. Matthew 11:26 Literally “was pleasing before you”
  4. Matthew 11:27 Literally “to whomever”
  5. Matthew 11:27 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation